• Smart-Core completed a placing of 97,736,000 new shares at HK$ 3 per share, raising net proceeds of about HK$ 291.3 million.
• Deal closed on July 13, 2026; shares placed to at least six investors; no investor became a substantial shareholder.
• New shares equal about 16.67% of enlarged share capital; issued share count increased to 586,417,030.
• Proceeds earmarked for inventory procurement, mainly memory chips and related components; remainder for optoelectronic components.
• Public float restored, rising to about 33.84% from about 20.61% before the placing.

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